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Valvular Heart Disease

Free Subscription 23.03.2026 2 Am Heart J 3 Am J Cardiol 1 Ann Thorac Surg 1 Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 4 Circ Cardiovasc Interv 3 Circulation 1 Clin Cardiol 1 Eur Heart J 2 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2 Heart 2 Int J Cardiol 3 J Am Coll Cardiol 1 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 3 Pediatr Cardiol 1 PLoS One

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Am Heart J

1. PAUSCH J, Bhadra O, Weimann J, Hua X, et al
   Evolution of endoscopic mitral valve surgery over a 11-year period at a high-volume center.
   Am Heart J. 2026 Mar 17:107424. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107424.
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2. DIMAGLI A, Redfors B, Gaudino M
   Trial Event Rate Assumption and Noninferiority Margin in Comparative Trials of Aortic Valve Replacement.
   Am Heart J. 2026 Mar 17:107425. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107425.
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   Am J Cardiol

3. FAHIM M, Eldawud D, Wahadneh O, Wang R, et al
   Mavacamten and Aficamten in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026;265:50-56.
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4. VON EHR A, Zeymer U, Schneider S, Besler C, et al
   Radial Versus Femoral Secondary Access in Patients Undergoing TAVI: Rationale and Design of the RADIAL-TAVI Trial.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026;265:27-31.
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5. DAVE P, Moey MYY, Alfaifi A, Attumalil TV, et al
   The Outcomes of Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty In Patients With Severe Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026 Mar 18:S0002-9149(26)00161.
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   Ann Thorac Surg

6. LUTFI W, Desai ND, Pan Z, Grasty MA, et al
   Aortic Valve Prosthesis Choice in Dialysis Patients: A Review of Medicare Data.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Mar 14:S0003-4975(26)00218.
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   Circ Cardiovasc Imaging

7. JI D, Benharrats MA
   Letter by Ji and Benharrats Regarding Article "Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Echocardiography as a Surrogate for Multimodality Aortic Stenosis Imaging: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial".
   Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Mar 17:e019718.
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   Circ Cardiovasc Interv

8. RUBERTI A, Flores-Umanzor E, Sanchis L, Pilgrim T, et al
   Transcatheter Mitral and Aortic Paravalvular Leak Closure: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions.
   Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026;19:e015984.
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9. ABBAS AE, Kaneko T, Khalili H, Kapadia SR, et al
   Hemodynamics and Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Valve-in-Valve TAVR With Balloon-Expandable Valves.
   Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026;19:e015945.
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10. CEPAS-GUILLEN P, Abbas AE, Serra V, Vilalta V, et al
    Balloon- Versus Self-Expanding Transcatheter Valves for Failed Small Surgical Aortic Bioprostheses: 3-Year Results of the LYTEN Trial.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Feb 2:e016255.
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11. AHN JM, Kumar S, Ko E, Mohammed G, et al
    Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Mar 19:e016014.
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    Circulation

12. LIN B, Wang J, Li C, Wang S, et al
    CRLF1 Secreted by Cardiac Fibroblasts Promotes Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
    Circulation. 2026;153:845-862.
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13. KAR S
    Response by Kar to Letter Regarding Article, "Two-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: The TRILUMINATE Pivotal Randomized Controlled Trial".
    Circulation. 2026;153:e937.
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14. SUN P
    Letter by Sun Regarding Article, "Two-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: The TRILUMINATE Pivotal Randomized Controlled Trial".
    Circulation. 2026;153:e936.
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    Clin Cardiol

15. GAO YP, Fan YT, Cheng XQ, Huang PN, et al
    Incremental Value of NT-proBNP Over HCM-AF Score in Risk Stratification for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
    Clin Cardiol. 2026;49:e70276.
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    Eur Heart J

16. QIAN X, Xu L, Zheng Y, Fan Z, et al
    Senescence-associated metabolic alterations aggravate calcific aortic valve disease.
    Eur Heart J. 2026 Mar 17:ehag191. doi: 10.1093.
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    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

17. TAGLIAFIERRO M, Kanade R, Kirilina D, Mitchell W, et al
    Double Valve Surgery Reduces Heart Failure Readmissions Compared to Isolated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Grade Multivalvular Stenosis.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026;68:ezag102.
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18. ANSELMI A, Hell M, Baldus S, Petronio AS, et al
    Evolution of right ventricular function and pulmonary artery coupling after transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Mar 20:ezag107. doi: 10.1093.
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    Heart

19. TREVIS J, Cheong J, Wilkinson C, Ogundimu E, et al
    Mechanical versus biological aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50-70 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Heart. 2026 Mar 18:heartjnl-2025-327763. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2025-327763.
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20. BUTCHER SC, Lewin S, Budgeon CA, Walker J, et al
    Life expectancy and determinants of relative survival following surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
    Heart. 2026 Mar 18:heartjnl-2025-327029. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2025-327029.
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    Int J Cardiol

21. SPANJERSBERG TCF, Hassanzada F, Jongbloed JDH, Dooijes D, et al
    Population and family data support TNNT2 p.Arg288Cys as an intermediate effect variant in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    Int J Cardiol. 2026;452:134264.
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22. EL-ANDARI R, Bozso SJ
    Sex differences after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The rule or the exception?
    Int J Cardiol. 2026 Mar 18:134433. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134433.
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    J Am Coll Cardiol

23. DA ROCHA GL, Feiner J, Lazarte J, Pang K, et al
    Cardiomyopathy Gene Variants and Polygenic Risk Scores in Atrial Fibrillation: Evidence for an Atrial-First Phenotype.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Feb 9:S0735-1097(25)10428.
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24. KOSCHATKO S, Heitzinger G, Jantsch C, Torrefranca C, et al
    Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Effect of Phenotype Definition on Classification, Valve Features, and Prognosis.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Mar 18:S0735-1097(26)00236.
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25. WU H, Wei J, Yu Y, Chen Y, et al
    Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Risk of Degenerative Valvular Heart Diseases.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Mar 18:S0735-1097(26)00324.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

26. JACQUEMYN X, Hasan I, Ogami T, Serna-Gallegos D, et al
    Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use and outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Mar 12:S0022-5223(26)00763.
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    Pediatr Cardiol

27. HOCHPOECHLER J, Tulzer G, Tulzer A
    Severe Aortic Regurgitation with New Congestive Heart Failure Following Fetal Aortic Valvuloplasty - A Case Report.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04227.
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28. MATSUBARA M, Telescu I, Schaeffer T, Lemmen T, et al
    Neo-Aortic Valve Insufficiency and Root Dilatation During and After the Staged Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Variants.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 14. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04205.
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29. ZOU P, Xu X, Huang J, Sun S, et al
    Prenatal Diagnosis of Obstructive Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 14. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04224.
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    PLoS One

30. GHILARDI S, Colombo FM, Bagardi M, Polli M, et al
    Association between morphometric measurements and disease progression in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with preclinical degenerative mitral valve disease: A retrospective longitudinal study.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0335420.
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